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About

Provided by Torys LLP

With experience and perspective in an increasingly complex industry, we create commercially minded solutions to realize our mining clients’ strategies, offering counsel on financings, M&A, commercial arrangements, and more.

Torys’ Mining and Metals team has a history of deep involvement in the industry. Through our longstanding representation of industry players, we have an intuitive understanding of the dynamics and cycles of the sector, allowing us to give sophisticated, market-sensitive advice to mining and metals companies in all aspects of their business.

We address the complexities of mining transactions through the combined strengths of our mining knowledge and our leading M&A, corporate finance, lending and capital markets experience.

From our North American base in Toronto, New York, Calgary and Montréal, we regularly assist our clients on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border and globally with M&A, financings, exploration and development, royalty and streaming agreements, joint ventures, engineering and service contracts, sales contracts, and international concession arrangements.

Chambers Review

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Energy & Natural Resources: Mining - Nationwide - Canada

2

Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Torys is highlighted for its rising profile in the mining field, with a particular focus on streaming transactions. Highly active in Toronto, the firm advises on a range of other mining finance deals, including those involving cross-border securities issues. The mining and metals team is well versed in assisting with the acquisition and disposal of mining assets. It is additionally experienced with regard to equity investments in the mining sector and the negotiation of joint venture arrangements.

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Work Highlights

Provided by Torys LLP

Torys acted as Canadian counsel to MMG on its USD1.735 billion acquisition of Cuprous Capital, the owners of the Khoemacau copper mine.

Strengths

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Torys has good attention to detail and expertise.

Energy & Natural Resources: Mining respondent
Canada

The team is very good at problem solving.

Energy & Natural Resources: Mining respondent
Canada

The team provides timely advice to resolve issues and speed up the process.

Energy & Natural Resources: Mining respondent
Canada

Torys has excellent depth and quality across the board. It is an excellent firm.

Energy & Natural Resources: Mining respondent
Canada

Torys is our go-to firm for commercial transactions. Its mining practice is excellent in streaming, royalty and project financing. It is a broad practice.

Energy & Natural Resources: Mining respondent
Canada

Torys has good attention to detail and expertise.

Energy & Natural Resources: Mining respondent
Canada

The team is very good at problem solving.

Energy & Natural Resources: Mining respondent
Canada

The team provides timely advice to resolve issues and speed up the process.

Energy & Natural Resources: Mining respondent
Canada

Torys has excellent depth and quality across the board. It is an excellent firm.

Energy & Natural Resources: Mining respondent
Canada

Torys is our go-to firm for commercial transactions. Its mining practice is excellent in streaming, royalty and project financing. It is a broad practice.

Energy & Natural Resources: Mining respondent
Canada

Notable Practitioners

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3

Michael Amm

3

Band 3

Toronto-based Michael Amm is well versed in corporate transactions, including project financing and streaming transactions. He is noted for his representation of clients from the mining and financial services sectors.

Mike is very knowledgeable and thoughtful, and takes the time to talk through matters and non-legal drivers. He has a holistic view of the industry.

Mike Amm is commercial and thinks outside the box.

Michael is excellent; he is very responsive, available and thoughtful, and provides great advice.

3

Michael Pickersgill

Head of Energy & Natural Resources: Mining

3

Band 3

Head of the mining and metals practice, Michael Pickersgill is an experienced Toronto-based transactional lawyer who acts for mining and natural resources companies on a wide range of matters, including financing, IPOs and streaming transactions in Canada and internationally.

Mike Pickersgill is a fantastic lawyer who manages the entire Torys legal team extremely well. He has very good commercial and business sense.

Michael Pickersgill is super sharp and focused, and always shows up ready to help. He is even-keeled, logical, reasonable and client-service focused.

He understands our business and the industry very well. He has a great grasp of our issues, is very practical and provides great client service.

U

Braden Jebson

U

Up and Coming

Braden Jebson has established a notable presence in the mining space. He has experience assisting clients with various issues, including streaming, IPOs and acquisitions.

Braden Jebson is hard working and thoughtful.

Braden is a good lawyer who provides quick service.

Braden Jebson provides great advice in a timely manner.

Carly Klinkhoff

Associates to watch

Carly Klinkhoff is a senior associate with significant expertise in relation to mining M&A transactions. She advises clients from across the mining and metals sector, with a focus on streaming and royalty companies.

Carly provides excellent service.

Michael Jason

Associates to watch

Michael Jason is a Toronto-based senior associate in the mining team. He assists clients with corporate and securities law matters, such as M&A, financing, joint ventures, royalty and streaming in the natural resources sector.

He is one of the most proactive associates that we have worked with. He thinks about things before we think about them, which is an amazing quality for an associate.

Michael Jason is very smart.

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Nationwide - Canada

Energy & Natural Resources: Mining

3

Michael Amm

3

Band 3

3

Michael Pickersgill

Head of Energy & Natural Resources: Mining

3

Band 3

U

Braden Jebson

U

Up and Coming

Carly Klinkhoff

Associates to watch

Michael Jason

Associates to watch

Members

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Carly Klinkhoff

Michael Pickersgill

Head of Department